Elana Forman Jul 21, 20213 min readYou May Notice a Slight Change in Our Name...The Power of Words & How You Can De-Stigmatize Your Own Language For the past three years, we at CCSA have worked towards eradicating...
Yitzi WeisJul 9, 20214 min readThe Opposite of Addiction is ConnectionLast year I was in the Yeshiva League. The term ‘Yeshiva League,’ originally used in reference to the Yeshiva high school basketball...
Sarah TedescoJun 9, 20215 min read'Good Jewish Girls' Aren't Supposed to Have PTSD...In honor of June being PTSD Awareness Month, Sarah shares an inspiring story of her recovery from trauma, addiction, and the fear of stigma.
Jourdan SteinJun 3, 20213 min readThe Labels We Carry Through LifeAn inspiring piece by CCSA blog contributor, Jourdan Stein, discussing labels, stigma, and how the word "addict" doesn't define who she is.
Sarah TedescoMay 11, 20214 min readRecovery is Hard, but Addiction is Even HarderA message of hopelessness and hope around a woman's own journey with addiction, mental illness, and recovery.
Jourdan SteinApr 21, 20214 min readNobody is Beyond Repair: A Message of Hope from a Recovering AddictI’m Jourdan and I’m an addict. That’s a phrase I never thought I'd say. As a child, I never dreamed of growing up and struggling with...